bitcointalk.org Archives - 19 January 2013, Saturday

Bitcoin isn't "backed" by anything, but what gives it value is the same thing that gives all forms of money their value...its utility for exchange. Paper currencies became popular and valuable because they were more convenient for exchange than physical gold and silver. Digital curren...

Re: The real false flag..... while you are worried about the second amendment January 19, 2013, 07:32:19 PM #5 Quote from: Littleshop on January 19, 2013, 07:26:24 PM Quote from: The Fool on January 19, 2013, 06:56:58 PM How can the people defend their other rights without the 2nd ame...

Locked bootloaders and DRM. Example Apple IOS (iPod/iphone/iPad), Windows 8 RT on ARM with UEFI locked bootloaders, locked Android devices where the end users does not have root access etc. The security model of Bitcoin is based upon individual users having complete control over their...

Most importantly there is no freeze of funds or accounts. We still have full access to our accounts and funds. We keep reserves in multiple banks and we were able to make a significant wire transfer out of Bank Of America to our other accounts to boost our available funds. FastCash4Bi...

One of the problems with creating an alternative to facebook, without ads and tracking, is that even if you do manage to get the market to move then it creates a huge incentive to introduce ads and tracking, just as facebook did after it gained the market from myspace. What if there w...

I know I'm new here and all that, but I have a concept I'd like to run by you all - it's basically a fund which we can use to guarantee fiat cash to regular merchants. The fund will be "untouchable" by any individual - in fact I propose that it requires 3 out of 4 trustees to be able ...

Click on Watchlist Edit Watchlist Copy your list. Reply to the topic and paste it Put in bold 3 of the topics you prefer On top of that write 3 words that describe your (current) interest Price, Trader, Business USD/BTC Decoupling from forum activity and search trends A Flag, Pennants...

I read a transcript of #bitcoin-dev (http://bitcoinstats.com/irc/bitcoin-dev/logs/2012/11/09 ) where jgarzik and, Sipa debated whether the signature cache was a performance optimization or a DoS protection and why. The sig cache is both of them. But the sig cache was included before p...

General discussion about the Bitcoin ecosystem that doesn't fit better elsewhere. News, the Bitcoin community, innovations, the general environment, etc. Discussion of specific Bitcoin-related services usually belongs in other sections.

What would you say to the following list and descriptions of the principles Bitcoin is built upon: scarcity - the total supply of bitcoins to ever exist is arbitrarily limited and forever fixed tangibility - issuing new bitcoins takes actual labor in the form of solving a cryptographi...

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Quote from: Kumala on Today at 01:58:50 PM Further update: The system was not breached, no passwords were compromised (they are salted and multiple times hashed anyways). The attacker used a RubyOnRails vulnerability that was released yesterday (http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2401...

Feature: Please allow to filter for Auctions starting at 0. I find it all so cluttered by expensive crap that does not belong to the category and with such an option I could really stand out with stuff I really want to sell. I'm planning to sell coins and the category "coins and bulli...

Quote from: beekeeper on Today at 12:51:12 PM There is only 100 million BTC worth produced so far, hard to get 80 million overnight.. It wouldn't surprise me if some of these countries with trade/banking embargoes are using Bitcoin, but for transactions of smaller amounts (i.e. amount...

Michael Hajduk had sunk one year and about $20,000 into developing his online poker site, Infiniti Poker, when the U.S. online gambling market imploded. On April 15, 2011, a day now known in the industry as Black Friday, the U.S. Department of Justice shut down the three biggest poker...

I've been thinking and talking about this and wondering if I'm blowing its potential impact out of proportion. What do you think? I heard about it on the video of Tony Gallipi's talk in the Philadelphia Bitcoin Summit 2012 and it is confirmed in Jan 13's 'Next Month' section of the ma...

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Quote from: smtp on December 27, 2012, 10:08:19 PM Please have a look at my posting at https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=15911.msg1422360#msg1422360 regarding "blkindex.dat" and "reindexing" real time speed of the bitcoin client. And if you think it is appropriate, you are free ...

Dollar no longer legal tender since Federal Reserve Act has expired? Today at 12:03:38 AM #1 What do you think about this? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Reserve_Act On 23rd December 2012 was the 99th anniversary of the Federal Reserve, and 99 years is the longest period of time...

I was looking for a SMS to bitcoin service in the UK but didn't have any luck so I made my own. For some reason blockchain don't allow sms or phone deposits in the UK and most other services have shut down or are always out of coins. My exchange is at http://www.bitcoin-services.co.uk...

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My online handle is Ploni Almoni and I first discovered BTC just a few short months ago. Since I started browsing the internet just 5 short years ago, I started looking for an online business similar to Amway. I was raised an Amway kid and I am a strong believer that with Amway, one c...

Quote from: remotemass on December 26, 2012, 07:46:51 PM I was thinking maybe would be a nice feature, sometimes. Every time you joined such IRC chat room you would have to send bitcoins and if you were kicked and wanted to enter the room again you would have to pay again. And that mo...

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Quote from: AmDD on December 26, 2012, 06:28:38 PM i would say most anyone has "unlimited" internet. I know some people have satellite internet or some type of mobile internet which has a monthly cap but those are select situations. For the most part it doesnt "cost" anything. My fath...

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Let's all give a round of applause to the Egyptian government for this Christmas Day gift! Watch research and adoption of Bitcoin spiking in Egypt over the coming months. CAIRO - Egypt has banned travellers from carrying more than US$10,000 in foreign currency cash in or out of the co...